How devices can change our lives

• describe a variety of adaptive technologies that help to improve computer accessibility (e.g., text-to-speech, speech-to-text, adapted mouse, font control, ergonomic keyboard, virtual keyboard, sticky keys, colour contrast, image magnifier);
• describe how portable computing devices (e.g., PDA, cell phone, GPS, laptop) affect our everyday lives;
• describe how electronic access to information (e.g., instant messaging, webcasts, social networking sites, wikis, blogs, video sharing sites) influences our everyday lives, as well as the lives of people in various countries around the world, in both positive and negative ways;